72 hours to discover and preserve the treasures of our blue planet
September 13 and 14 at La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Heritage of humanity, the ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface. But if it fascinates us, do we really know it?
For his 3nd edition, the Grand Océan Festival invites young and old to discover, reflect, participate and act in the preservation of marine biodiversity.
Conferences & expert debates, fun & immersive activities, Grand Océan will meet you on September 13 and 14 at The City of La Mer in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.
Scientists & historians, sailors, explorers and lovers of the Ocean will share their expertise with the general public including
- Robert CALCAGNO, Director General of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco
- François SARANO, doctor in oceanography
- Susana Coelho, Research Director, Max Planck Institute for Biology
- Stéphane Costa, Professor at the University of Caen Normandy and Co-President of the IPCC Normandy
- Hélène de Tayrac-Selnik, President of the International Diving Show
- Colomban de Vargas, Director of Research at CNRS & Director of the GOSEE Research Federation
- Stéphane Raison, General Manager Haropa Port
- Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Quebec and President of the International Government Scientific Advisory Network (INGSA)
- Valérie Masson-Delmotte, CEA-CNRS Research Director, Academy of Technologies
- Jérôme Dupras, Professor of ecological economics University of Quebec en Outaouais
- Jean Lemire, Emissary for climate change and northern and Arctic issues Government of Quebec
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Entertainment for everyone in Réville on September 15
The festivities of Saturday evening (14/09) and Sunday (15/09) are organized with the help of the teams of the Equalants.
Saturday evening 20:15 p.m. in Reville – Outdoor screening and preview, at the back of the cinema, of the film “La Vallée des fous” by Xavier Beauvois with JP Rouve, Pierre Richard and Madeleine Beauvois. Deckchairs and benches available for 300 privileged people with food truck.
Reserve your seats for the Saturday evening screening in Réville
September 15 in Réville
The closing day is organized by the association Les Egaluantes with the support of the Agglomeration of Cotentin and its partners.
This year, cinema will be in the spotlight.
This day, placed under the sign of conviviality, is aimed at a family target with various free activities on Jonville beach :
- Family games,
- Signing sessions and book sales,
- Tastings of local products,
- The Bewitched Caravan: traveling screening of short films,
- Naval modeling workshop,
- Stop-motion workshop,
- Selfie terminal,
- Quiz on cinema,
- scopitone projections,
- Carpet creation workshop with tufting,
- Exhibition of interactive objects linked to cinema,
- Creating a graph,
- And lots of other activities…
GRAND OCEAN is initiated by Sciences et Avenir, a leading magazine in the scientific field, the renowned quarterly La Recherche (Challenges group), and the events hub Les Echos – Le Parisien with the financial support of local authorities:
- The City of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin,
- The Cotentin urban community,
- the Department of Manche
- The Normandy Region
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